From rivardinsa: I won’t make any new friends with this column and might lose some old ones, but today I join the growing legion of people calling for a ban on fireworks.
People watch the fireworks show during the Fourth of July Celebration at Woodlawn Lake Park on in 2021.I won’t make any new friends with this column and might lose some old ones, but today I join the growing legion of people calling for a ban on fireworks. Fireworks, like illicit drugs, deliver a spectacular, illusory high, but the real effects can be devastating to people, pets and the planet.thronging to Woodlawn Lake, Six Flags Fiesta Texas or SeaWorld for the annual fireworks displays.
Thousands of children and adults are injured and end up in hospital emergency rooms each year due to mishandled or misfired fireworks. A small number of people die from fireworks injuries every year, according to data compiled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission . Those fatalities are completely preventable.issued Tuesday reported a 25% increase nationally in fireworks-related injuries between 2006 and 2021.
Finally, fireworks debris is terrible for the environment, beyond the fear of fires. Noxious chemicals used in the manufacture of commercial fireworks pollute the air and surface water.
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